Zimmy's grid tie solar and wind
Since
our own solar
experiments are so
low-key at the moment, I thought you
might enjoy hearing from one of our regular readers who has built an extensive grid tied solar and wind alternative power system. Zimmy and his wife live in a 1974 mobile
home (14 X 60 feet):
I was intrigued to hear more about Zimmy's
project since we live in a
similar trailer (although ours is a third smaller and a decade
older.) We thoroughly approve of starting out with a living
situation that is as cheap as possible, then improving the efficiency
of your space over time.
Mobile homes are usually
barely insulated, but Zimmy proved that you
can turn even an old model into an efficient and beautiful living
space. This week's lunchtime series follow's Zimmy's journey to
insulate his home and then provide a good proportion of his own power.
| This post is part of our Energy Efficient Mobile Home lunchtime
series.
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About us: Anna Hess and Mark Hamilton spent over a decade living self-sufficiently in the mountains of Virginia before moving north to start over from scratch in the foothills of Ohio. They've experimented with permaculture, no-till gardening, trailersteading, home-based microbusinesses and much more, writing about their adventures in both blogs and books.
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